File(s) not publicly available
E03577: Coptic fragment from the Miracles of *Leontios (martyr of Tripolis, Phoenicia, S00216) taking place at his martyr shrine in Tripolis, involving the settlement of a legal battle between two business partners; written most likely in the 6th/7th century.
online resource
posted on 2017-08-18, 00:00 authored by gschenkeWhile the miracle itself is not preserved, the story leading up to it, is most likely going to involve the punishment of one of the party, and a conversion to Christianity of the other, as well as a large donation to the martyr shrine.
A rich pagan businessman lent his Christian scribe a large sum of money. When he wanted it back, the scribe told him that he never received anything. He had destroyed the document recording his debt and accused the rich man of trying to cheat on him.
The pagan businessman then asked his Christian scribe to swear an oath of his innocence at the shrine of the martyr Leontios to settle the matter once and for all.
Till, KHML 2, p. 128, lines 1–7:
ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ[ⲣⲓⲟⲛ] ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ ⲗⲉ]ⲱⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ [ⲛⲧⲣⲓ]ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ·
ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲇ[ⲉ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉ]ϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡ[ⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥ]ⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · [ⲁⲩⲉⲓ] ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡ[ⲙⲁⲣ]ⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ [ⲙⲡϩⲁ]ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲉⲱ[ⲛⲧⲓ]ⲟⲥ ·
‘The rich man said to him: “Come and swear an oath for me and I will renounce my money.” He also said: “I have heard about the miracles and wonders occurring at the martyr shrine of saint Leontios in Tripolis.”
He took to the road, together with the Christian, (and) [they entered] the martyr shrine of saint Leontios.’
(Text: W. C. Till, KHML 2, 126–129; summary and trans. G. Schenke)
A rich pagan businessman lent his Christian scribe a large sum of money. When he wanted it back, the scribe told him that he never received anything. He had destroyed the document recording his debt and accused the rich man of trying to cheat on him.
The pagan businessman then asked his Christian scribe to swear an oath of his innocence at the shrine of the martyr Leontios to settle the matter once and for all.
Till, KHML 2, p. 128, lines 1–7:
ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ[ⲣⲓⲟⲛ] ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ ⲗⲉ]ⲱⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ [ⲛⲧⲣⲓ]ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ·
ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲇ[ⲉ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉ]ϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡ[ⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥ]ⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · [ⲁⲩⲉⲓ] ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡ[ⲙⲁⲣ]ⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ [ⲙⲡϩⲁ]ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲉⲱ[ⲛⲧⲓ]ⲟⲥ ·
‘The rich man said to him: “Come and swear an oath for me and I will renounce my money.” He also said: “I have heard about the miracles and wonders occurring at the martyr shrine of saint Leontios in Tripolis.”
He took to the road, together with the Christian, (and) [they entered] the martyr shrine of saint Leontios.’
(Text: W. C. Till, KHML 2, 126–129; summary and trans. G. Schenke)